35Thank you sooooooooo much to wishxonxaxstar, gracebe, hannygates, and hxchick, my reviewers from fanfiction and fanworks! I woke up this morning to 4 reviews! Let's just say that I literally jump up and down when I get one review! ALSO…THE LAST CHAPTER WAS IN BAILEY'S POV, AND THE STORY WILL CHANGE POVs BUT I WILL MARK THEM FROM NOW ON!(I didn't notice my mistake 'till after I posted the chapter) Well…nothing else to say, so ENJOY!
-Chloe's POV-
"Are you all right?" The paramedic in front of me asked, thought I didn't really comprehend what he had said until he had decided that I was not and took me back to the ambulance where my sister, Roxanne, was sitting with another paramedic.
"I'm fine" I mumbled, my eyes trailing back to the wreck that we had just been pulled from. It had been a perfectly normal day until some idiot decided to drive home after having one to many drinks. I closed my eyes as scenes from inside the car came back full force. My dad, and soon to be second mom, were laughing at a joke that Roxy had just told, I was happily texting my boyfriend, Eric, when suddenly headlights flashed through our front window. I looked up just in time to see the two bumpers hit, the fronts of the two cars, both crumbling like they were made on paper. I remember the look on my dad's fiancé, Natalie's, face as my dad was impaled on a piece on metal, the feeling of my head being slammed into the back of my seat, looking up and seeing that Natalie had been killed, her head having cracked open when it what was left of the dashboard, thanks to the airbag failure.
"Chloe!" I snapped out of my thoughts on saw my sister, shaking my shoulder, a worried expression on her face.
"They are dead." I whispered, tears springing to my eyes.
"I know, but we need to focus on telling the paramedics everything they ask. We need to get to mom first though, do you have your cell?" She asked, "Mine was crushed"
I quickly pulled out my cell phone, offering it to her. She shook her head, telling me that I should go call mom while she spoke with the paramedics.
I slid open my phone, pressing 2 and send. It automatically dialed my mom's number. Thank god for speed dial. I doubt I could actually focus enough to remember her cell phone number, let alone her work number.
"Chief Strauss." I heard her voice on the other line, and smiled. It was silly to answer your phone like that, but everyone at the FBI did, so I guess it was normal.
"Mom, Roxy and I will be coming to stay with you very soon." I stated, trying to hold back the tears that were once again springing to my eyes.
"Okay, but might I ask why?" She said, her tone telling me that she was quickly growing worried.
"Dad and Natalie are dead." I whispered, unable to hold back my tears any longer.
"Oh god, I'm so sorry sweetie. I can be over there in five hours, where is the nearest hotel?"
"it is the hampton, and I am about a block and a half from it." I stated, looking up at the twenty something floor high building.
"can you get to it?" she asked, I heard her yell over to her assistant, telling her that she needed the jet ready for takeoff in thirty.
"Yea," I replied, motioning for Roxy to come with me. Together, we managed to convince the paramedics that it was absolutely necessary for us to get to that hotel. They grudgingly let us go and ran all the way, bursting into the lobby.
"We are here mom." I said, looking around the lobby that was decorated in beautiful Christmas ornaments.
"Give the person at the front desk the phone" she said, I quickly did as I was told, and completely ignored the look I got from the lady sitting there.
"Hello, how may I help you?" I heard the receptionist ask, she quickly began typing as mom spoke. "Ma'am, the only room that meet all of those requirements for that time period is the king suite, and it will cost approximately 8 thousand for that time period."
Roxy's jaw dropped, and I am sure mine did as well. Mom had, by the looks of things, just agreed to pay the 8 thousand for a hotel room.
"Here you ladies go" the receptionist stated, handing the girls the phone and three room keys.
"Mom?" I said, looking at the room keys.
"Go to room 657 and wait for me there, okay? You can watch TV or go to the pool, but I will need you to be at the hotel when I get there so I can get into the room." She replied. I nodded and then agreed when I realized that she couldn't see me nod from work.
"Roxy and I will just go hang in the room, see you in a few."
"I love you girls, now be safe." I couldn't help but smile, my mom always told us to be safe, Dad said it was because of her job, but it always made me feel loved.
"Love you to mom." I replied, closing the phone and handing it back to Roxy who then took the lead and found the elevators. I pressed the "6" when I stepped in and we rode the elevator in silence, well except for the elevator music. As we stepped out at our floor, Roxy looked like she could kill the speaker, I had to agree; cheerful music was not exactly my cup of tea right this moment.
We quickly located our room and slid the key through, nothing happened. We tried several times, and still nothing. Roxy gave up and settled for punching the door; I was almost of the floor laughing when she let out a yelp and jumped back, glaring at the door. I took a few deep breaths and looked at the key and then the lock.
"Hey Roxy, you were swiping the key backwards." I stated, quickly swiping the key again and successfully opening the door. She said nothing, but glared at me as she walked in.
The room was beautiful, decorated in silver and blue with black leather couches and two white king beds. Roxy and I quickly set up camp, placing our backpacks which had sadly survived the crash on the floor. We decided on the left hand bed since it was closer to the TV and mom always liked to sleep close to the window, which was on the right hand side of the bedroom.
I flipped through several channel, quickly finding our favorite TV show, America's next top model. We both snuggled up in the blankets and became absorbed in the show.
-tbc—
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-Kelly